Proverbs 8:7

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 8:7

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

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KJV

King James Version

For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips.

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WEB

World English Bible

For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

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ASV

American Standard Version

For my mouth shall utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 8

⁵ O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.

⁶ Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right.

⁷ For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

⁸ All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.

⁹ They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.

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